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Romans 4:13

For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.
Romans 4:13
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

οὐ γὰρ διὰ νόμου ἡ ἐπαγγελία τῷ Ἀβραὰμ ἢ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ τὸ κληρονόμον αὐτὸν εἶναι κόσμου ἀλλὰ διὰ δικαιοσύνης πίστεως.

  1. οὐou“Not”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  2. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. διὰdia“through”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  4. νόμουnomou“[the] Law”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from νόμος · “law” · Strong's G3551
  5. ἡhē“[was] the”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. ἐπαγγελίαepangelia“promise”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “promise” · Strong's G1860
  7. τῷtō“<the>”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. ἈβραὰμAbraam“to Abraham”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from Ἀβραάμ · “Abraham” · Strong's G0011
  9. ἢē“or”
    Conjunction · from ἤ · “or/than” · Strong's G2228
  10. τῷtō“to the”
    Article, dative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. σπέρματιspermati“descendants”
    Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from σπέρμα · “seed” · Strong's G4690G
  12. αὐτοῦautou“of him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  13. τὸto“that”
    Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. κληρονόμονklēronomon“heir”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from κληρονόμος · “heir” · Strong's G2818
  15. αὐτὸνauton“he”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  16. εἶναιeinai“being”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1511
  17. κόσμουkosmou“world”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from κόσμος · “world” · Strong's G2889
  18. ἀλλὰalla“but”
    Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
  19. διὰdia“through”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  20. δικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēs“[the] righteousness”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from δικαιοσύνη · “righteousness” · Strong's G1343
  21. πίστεως.pisteōs“of faith.”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from πίστις · “faith” · Strong's G4102G
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)